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15/12/2014
Rail Replacement Bus Carrying 50 People Hit By Lorry
A bus carrying fifty people was hit by a lorry on the A34 in Oxfordshire in the early hours of Monday morning.
The First Great Western rail replacement bus was carrying rail passengers from Oxford to Didcot when it was hit by the lorry at about 00:30 on Monday.
Three people are understood to have needed hospital treatment following the collision. Police have described their injuries as "serious but not life-threatening".
An investigation into the cause of the collision is underway and the southbound carriageway remains closed.
(MH/CD)
The First Great Western rail replacement bus was carrying rail passengers from Oxford to Didcot when it was hit by the lorry at about 00:30 on Monday.
Three people are understood to have needed hospital treatment following the collision. Police have described their injuries as "serious but not life-threatening".
An investigation into the cause of the collision is underway and the southbound carriageway remains closed.
(MH/CD)
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